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A government agency has authorized a new residential marina on Lake Keowee at the Seneca end of the lake near the 123 By-Pass. Approval by “FERC”—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—comes on an application by Duke Energy on behalf of Kensington Estates. The marina project, covering about one-half acre of land and water, is classified under the shoreline management plan for […]
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A second night of strong summer storms took down a number of trees in Oconee County. The scariest incident attended to public safety crews was a Lake Keowee peninsula home on Eastern Point, Keowee Key vicinity. A lightning bolt hit a home, and created smoke from that house. A storage building fire on Anderson Road near Seneca at the time […]
Read moreThe GBI and Elbert County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for the blast that destroyed part of the Georgia Guidestones near Elberton. Due to the damage from the blast, the Guidestones were demolished Wednesday afternoon. According to the GBI, the preliminary information indicates that unknown individuals detonated an explosive device […]
Read moreWestminster– Kay Anne Hart, 67, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Dunedin, Florida, Kay was the daughter of the late Ora S. Hart, Jr. and Jean Lorraine Tinny Ferguson. Kay retired from Walmart where she was a sales representative and was of the Christian Faith. Kay enjoyed bingo, crafts and […]
Read moreSomeone apparently tried to dynamite a 40-year old granite monument in Elbert County, Georgia—known as the Georgia Guidestones. A report from Elbert County indicates that the blast was such that people two miles away felt their homes shaking. According to one history account, the monument was the work of a mysterious individual and what’s happened now is not the […]
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An arrest has been made by the Oconee Sheriff’s Office in an investigation that started in early May when a deputy sheriff interviewed a man who said he had a confrontation with a second individual that allegedly led to the second man pointing a firearm and making threats. Law enforcement records show the arrest of Jonathan Edward Gosnell, 33 years […]
Read moreEach Thursday, the Friends of the Oconee Library hold a book sale in the basement of the Walhalla Library. The Friends invite everyone with an interest in the written word to sample the selections. They say a book may have your name on it and is just waiting for you. Book sales are held Thursday between 11 am and […]
Read moreThe GBI (the Georgia Bureau of Investigation) is investigating an officer involved shooting in Toccoa, GA. The Toccoa Police Department asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. One man was shot prior to law enforcement’s arrival and died. A second man was shot and died during the police encounter. No officers were injured in […]
Read moreWest Union, SC– Joshua Dillon Ford, 25, of West Union, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022, at his home. A native of Johnson City, TN, Joshua was the son of Danny Eugene and Kendra Carr Ford. He worked for Mountain Top Golf Course in Cashiers, NC as a maintenance worker. In addition to his parents, Joshua is […]
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West Union Town Council is inviting engineering consultant Troy Rosier to a workshop tomorrow morning. Topic is waterline project. The workshop starts at 9 in the morning.
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